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Noerr

Capital Markets: Equity

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We are a market leading law firm for stock corporation and capital markets law in Germany, with many of our client relationships going back for decades. Our experts provide top-level and efficient advice with an innovative approach. We work seamlessly together with colleagues from other practice groups and from top tier law firms in other jurisdictions. In this way, we offer our clients comprehensive high-quality advice from one single source, including on U.S. legal aspects under the U.S. Securities Act. Our approach allows you to concentrate on what is really important for you: your business.

Our Services

  • ECM: IPOs, capital increases, rights issues, private placements, and secondary offerings​
  • DCM: issues of (convertible/high-yield) bonds, EMTN programmes, exchange offers, structured products, promissory notes and crowdfunding
  • Digitised securities, initial coin/token offerings
  • Public takeover offers
  • Corporate reorganisations, squeeze-outs and delistings
  • Corporate governance and board room advice, including general meetings, board compensation and compliance
  • Shareholder disputes and corporate litigation

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Capital Markets: Equity - Germany

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

The team at Noerr is highly active in the ECM space advising SMEs and international corporations as well as banks and public entities, with a particular focus on capital increases and IPOs. The law firm is also capable of handling mid-cap convertible bonds as well as assisting with rights issues. Noerr additionally assists with large-scale recapitalisation programmes for companies.

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Work Highlights

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  • Noerr advised Cantor Fitzgerald, Hauck Aufhäuser and Stifel on the placement of shares in HomeToGo, by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process with gross proceeds of EUR85 million.

Strengths

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  • Noerr have very good command of the commercial background.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

  • Noerr has broad expertise in ECM and an outstanding track record in Germany.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

  • Noerr provides us with clear and professional situation analyses.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Julian Schulze De la Cruz
    Julian Schulze De la Cruz

    Julian Schulze De la Cruz

    Julian Schulze De la Cruz is an ECM specialist who often advises SMEs, large corporates and investors as well as banks on IPOs, capital increases and rights issuances.

    • Julian Schulze De la Cruz is a great lawyer with high commercial awareness.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

    • Julian Schulze De la Cruz is a highly experienced ECM lawyer.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal
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  • Laurenz Wieneke
    Laurenz Wieneke

    Laurenz Wieneke

    Laurenz Wieneke is an experienced ECM practitioner who is regularly involved in advising on capital increases as well as IPOs. Public entities also trust his advice on recapitalisation measures.

    • Laurenz Wieneke is a very experienced and competent legal counsel.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal
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